Отзывы о Фотоаппарат Nikon Coolpix W300

I have used a Panasonic Lumix TS4 camera since 2012 and the seals have finally worn out so I decided to replace it and this Nikon seemed to be the best fit. I loved the Panasonic TS4 but I absolutely hate this Nikon. It's slow, the menu layout is terrible and very confusing, and the flash goes off even if you have disabled it. The image quality is ok but the color rendition is terrible with a lot of variation from shot to shot. It really seems to accentuate orange and red tones turning peoples skin orange. I really haven't seen color control this bad since the early days of cheap water cameras sold at department stores and I certainly would have expected better from a company such as Nikon. I also tried two different UHS 3 memory cards and the videos still have glitches in them at 4k causing grey blocky frames before clearing up. I was also really surprised at how bad the chromatic aberration is in the little lens. Almost all my shots in the sunlight had horrid blueish purple fringing around edges of lighter objects. The rear LCD is really hard to see in direct sunlight so much so that you can barely make out what is in frame. My old Panasonic was much better as are my Fuji X series cameras that I use for landscape work. I also found the panorama function to be very limited by not letting you stop it where you want. You basically have to pan the camera until it tells you to stop creating these really long panoramas. My Panasonic would allow you to press the shutter button a second time to stop it anywhere you wanted so you could create short or long panorama shots. Another shortcoming is the strap included. It is a full neck strap like full size cameras use. The instructions also tell you to remove the strap before getting it wet which would be time consuming and aggravating. I much prefer the wrist strap that most other small cameras use. I will say that the build quality seems very good and I do like the feel in the hand but that's where the positives end for me. I will return this and wait for the new Panasonic TS7 coming in July.

Some goods and bads with this one. The rattling as others mentioned can be annoying. Performance is fine once you learn its limits. I have found the flash, and custom flash controls, to be excellent and helps to compensate for its limits. I do miss the folding screen of my old TG 870 which was perfect for snorkeling and off angle shots which happen with some regularity with this class of camera. Surprise feature: Direct micro USB charging! No proprietary wires to lose or wall plug thingy's, and you can recharge on the go using standard cell phone battery banks. Bravo! I would not recommend the CP3 silicone jacket - looks cool but adds too much size with no real function.

Maybe I was expecting too much but I was little disappointed. I purchased this for a trip thinking it would be perfect because of the compact size and the zoom. The zoom is very disappointing, doesn't get nearly as close up as I had hoped. The wide angle was decent for landscapes and I also liked the macro shots I got from this. However, my 2 year old Android phone (Nexus 6P) often took better shots in some situations. The controls were easy to figure out yet still kind of clunky. I never could get panorama mode to work, I had to rely on my Android for those shots which it does easily with almost no effort. The Snapbridge app is not a good experience either, maybe I just expected it to do more. Plus, seems to be a major battery drainer as well. I just uninstalled it as it wasn't worth the frustration.

I got this to replace an older Nikon point-n-shoot camera that I loved but had finally died. I've used this for 6 months now and have to say, I HATE THIS CAMERA. Nikon have taken most of the user control over picture setting away and the camera does all the thinking for your. Unfortunately, it isn't very smart. It doesn't expose a lot of shots correctly, the color is generally poor and it's SO SLOW. The menus are slow, it's slow to focus, it's slow to trigger the shutter.

The menus are terrible to navigate. I can't find the setting I'm looking for without spending minutes trying to navigate the menus. It gives different menus based on what "mode" the camera is in and it's a pita to try and change "modes" to get what your looking for. They have some horribly stupid menu system for part of it where you tilt the camera to move the selection cursor. Well it doesn't work. It doesn't recognize you have tilted the camera most of the time or it's so slow to change you tilt it a again and it now moves past what you were trying to select.

On the plus side the battery life is excellent on it. I haven't had any issues with the wifi or Bluetooth but I honestly have hardly used either.

Can't speak to the waterproofing. I never intended to take it underwater in any case. I just wanted it to survive rain but I haven't had it in the rain either. It's been such junk I don't bother taking it out with me any more.

I'll be looking for another small camera soon to replace this one. Shame I really like all my other Nikon cameras and lenses.

We have had a Nikon waterproof camera before that worked great, until it didn't (became not waterproof after a fair amount of use and 20 months). Nikon thumbed their noses at us when I expressed my unhappiness, so I should have known not to buy another Nikon product. However, for my wife's birthday, I did buy the W300. Seemed like virtually the same camera that we had, but with some upgrades. However, it did not come with the UC-E21 USB cable needed to do a hardwire transfer of pics from camera to computer. The box looked like I wasn't the first person to open it, but everything looked good except for the missing cable. I didn't care that the cable was missing, because I intended to wirelessly transfer all of our photos. However, and this is my big complaint and why I am returning the camera, I cannot pair the camera to my iPhone 8. I have spent hours and hours trying to figure this out, I watched multiple Youtube videos and finally broke down and called Nikon customer service. The rep worked with me for an hour and although we repeated the same steps I had done over and over, no pairing was successful. The rep reasoned that there were too many wifi options muddling the pairing and suggested I "go to a remote area where there is no wifi and try again". That was the official Nikon recommendation. Really? There are several shockproof, waterproof cameras with wifi out there for a lot less than this camera, so I think I'll try another manufacturer.

We purchased the Coolpix camera specifically to shoot video while on our travels and being an amateur, we needed a camera that is easy to operate and one that could handle being dropped… onto the ground, into water and mud, etc.
This camera is waterproof to 100 feet (30 meters) and shock-proof from a height 8 feet. I have tested it under water, taking pictures in tide pools and filming in a rushing river. I’m impressed with the video quality, in and out of the water. It shoots in 4k and the video looks amazing, but the photos look awesome too.
Scene modes - Portrait, beach, close-up, action, indoor, sunset, dusk/dawn, night landscape and more. These modes automatically adjust the camera settings for you, which makes it easier for a novice like me. I’ve played around with the different modes to see how they affect the picture. You can really see the difference when you are shooting a sunset or sunrise. The different modes will affect the colors of the shot. It does take a little bit of extra time to pick the mode you want to use for the shot, which can be a challenge if you need to take a picture quickly.
If it is a little too bright or too dark for my shot, there is an easy way to adjust the brightness before you take the photo. There is a button on the camera to click up or down for the picture brightness. It will show the change on the screen before you take the shot. (This option is not available when shooting video.) There is also a button on the side of the camera to turn a front light on while shooting. It is different from the flash and stays on until you turn it off by repressing the button. It will only help with close-up shots though. The light doesn’t project very far from the camera. (This option is available for video.) The Nikon Coolpix W300 has a maximum photo resolution of 4608 x 3456; plenty big enough to be able to crop and edit photos, if needed.
I’ve been using it for about four months now and I’ve taken some great videos and photos with this camera.
Both of the photos on this review were taken with the Nikon Coolpix W300.

I love this camera for scuba diving pictures! A lot of my dive buddies have this camera & love it too. It maybe adds a bit too much read when white balancing but I've only used it for about a dozen dives so still more to figure out! It's so small & doesn't need a housing so you can get down in to shoot critters hiding in and under rocks & coral.

I am a retired journalist and life-long Nikon devotee but when I had my first need for a so-called "tough camera" 15 years ago Nikon didn't make one and I wanted something good to take snorkeling in Hawaii and the Caribbean. I received a Canon Powershot D10 as a gift and it did admirable work for more than a decade before starting to malfunction. Canon said a repair would cost more than the original and the D10 is no longer made.

So as to the Nikon Coolpix W300, I haven't put it through all its paces yet, as I've had it only two months, but here's the skinny so far.

Pros:
-- The images look sharpe, auto-focus seems accurate and the colors appear reasonable and accurate for land-based snapshots at least. I haven't dropped it or taken it into cold temperatures, nor has it been underwater yet.
-- The functionality - scene selection modes and other flash/no flash options seem to be present as they were with the Canon and appear to work effectively.

Cons:
-- I miss the four point, user choice for strap location that the Canon had.
-- I greatly miss being able to open the compartment, remove the battery and charge it outside of the camera with the compartment closed. All these so-called waterproof cameras will go bad quickly if even the slightest tweak is done to the water-tight door, so having the door open while it sits on a table with a cord attached to the camera and power source is asking for an accident, it seems to me.
-- Maybe I'm just getting used to the switches and functions, but the Nikon seems somewhat less intuitive to operate than the Canon was but, since the Canon is no longer available and I'm a life-long Nikon man, I may grow to love it once I've internalized the new routines.

In the end, I'd rather use my land-based Nikons than either tough camera, so the real test of usefulness of the W300 will be when I take it under water. But frankly, I'm not going to tempt fate until I actually have a need. As time goes along and I make more use of the camera, I will try to update this review.

Once I figured out how to use "Snapbridge", I started to like this camera. We did a 3-day cruise to the Yasawa islands north of Nadi Fiji. I am very pleased with how good the photos look on my mac laptop.

Now to say a few unflattering words.

The instructions that come with this camera are in two very thick books which somehow manage to contain absolutely no information of any value at all. The "action" button on the side of the camera that is suppose to support "shaking" the camera to cause it to display different photos is a complete waste of functionality. The old version of this camera provided some really cool GPS functions, but I guess too many people thought it was a real GPS and perhaps got lost using it. The W300 will record GPS locations and it does sync up with the GPS systems which is "kind of" nice for being able to recall where you took a photo, but I haven't yet found it all that useful. The lat/long information does not show up in "Photos" nor on the Snapbridge App, nor in the camera.

More importantly though is that one of the major selling features of this camera is that you are suppose to be able to set it up to wirelessly transfer your photos from the camera to a "smart device". That means you cannot transfer them to your computer but only to your phone. This requires that you download an application called "Snapbridge" to your phone. The camera comes with a manual that purports to describe how to use the "Snapbridge", but it provides conflicting instructions. Although the manual does discuss Wi-Fi connections, a Bluetooth connection must be established first. I had once set up Bluetooth one time after several hours of trying. Once it was finally set up, it appeared it would continue to work, but after a couple of weeks of not using my W300 it refused to automatically connect.

Well, it turns out that you need to first "forget this device" in the Bluetooth list of devices in settings on your iPhone, and then when you try to reestablish the connection you must SIMULTANEOUSLY select the camera on your iPhone -AND- press the OK button on the camera. This requirement is well hidden at the back of the snap bridge manual.

Now to download photos from my camera to my smart device, I have to "switch to wifi". This means your wifi can no longer be used to connect to the internet.

The photos on your camera will then be displayed. You have to individually select each one that you want to download. There is no "select all" option. {Note: "select all" is now available}

There is suppose to be a way to use an android emulator on your mac that will allow you to run Snap Bridge. I was able to install the NOX emulator and download the Snapbridge app, but it fails when it tries to turn on the Bluetooth (which was already on) and is stuck.

Again, I'm quite happy with the performance of the camera. It takes some very nice photos and the "scene selection" option even works well under water. When I would take a photo above the surface, it selected the right option and those photos also look good.

Finally, if you just cannot stand the use of Snapbridge you can always use the cable to download the photos directly to your camera.

Nikon also provides 15G of free disk space to back up your photos. Snapbridge can be used to upload the photos. I'm not sure this is a "good thing" or not.

Addendum: I took this camera to Portugal for 6 weeks. I want to remind you that I was very disappointed with the "WiFi" download. Well, the download worked perfectly for those 6 weeks. If i were to guess, I think it has something to do with the way Bluetooth works. I've noticed with other Bluetooth devices, if you manage to get a Bluetooth connection for the first 10 to 20 times (a WAG) that after that, Bluetooth becomes much more reliable at making a connection. After this trip, it is almost as if my camera is acting like a spurned lover trying to "reconnect". It takes seconds to get my phone to recognize the camera and set up the WiFi for download.

All I can say is, if you can perceiver through the initial "pairing" operations, once the camera figures out the phone it is suppose to be connected to, it will rapidly reconnect.

OTOH, I wonder what will happen if I get a new phone. No Good I'm sure.

OK, it is several months later. I have upgraded my phone to ios13.5.1. I had upgraded the camera firmware to 1.4 after the Portugal trip. I also upgraded to Snapbridge 2.7.0. All of these are the "latest". My phone and camera will not connect to one another. In the past, the Bluetooth connection was usually made. Now even that isn't working. I tried to forget the camera in bluetooth on my phone. I am extremely frustrated. Tried to call Nikon, but they have "unusually high call volumes so use 'chat'," after a 10 minute wait for a chat connection, I gave up. I've wasted 90 minutes trying to reconfigure this.

A "solution", is to:
-- forget this device in iPhone Bluetooth settings
-- forget this device in SnapBridge
-- Reset Default settings on your camera
-- try to re-pair starting from the beginning. (this worked for me)

Pretty bummed. Got this camera less than 2 years ago and it stopped working. I thought it was the battery, as even after charging the camera wouldn’t turn on successfully and the screen would not display. Bought replacement batteries and the same thing is happening. We hardly used this— maybe took pictures less than 30 days total with it. Not the quality I would expect from Nikon. I’m contacting their customer service to try to see if it’s possible to repair it because at $380, a camera should last more than a year under very light use.

Bought the Nikon W300 Waterproof Underwater camera to take on our Hawaii vacation on Aug. 7, 2019. The camera worked great in the pool, took great pictures. Went on a snorkeling trip (salt water) and the second it hit the water it would not turn on and it was already ruined. I bet it never went more than 2' deep in the water. I was never so disappointed. Sending it back in for repair or replacement. But I do know for sure, from now on out, even if a camera says its waterproof I will purchase an extra outside cover for it. Will update this review on what the company does about it. For now I'm giving it 1 star.

The company did send a new replacement. Just didn't get any pictures from our Hawaii trip.

 Looking for a waterproof camera and decided to try a knock-off GoPro (latest Dragon brand) since I wasn’t interested in the overhyped, and overpriced tiny models. As expected, I was severely disappointed and returned. I only had two true choices for the task of a compact, self-contained unit, the TG-5 or W300.

The Nikon COOLPIX W300 is simple to configure and operate. If you want point and click, then this is easily done with good results. You also have some manual control of settings and may want to view the on-line manual to see if it can do what you want. It’s small enough for a daily carry camera or if you don’t want to lug around an SLR. Based on specifications, features, reviews and research I believe I made the better choice for my needs. I mainly got it for 4K videos and does an impressive job at that; looks great on the 4K big screen while streaming from my NAS. Don’t cheat yourself and opt for the highest settings on video or pictures since storage is cheap. I used a 128GB V30 SDXC card that never missed a beat. You’ll get about 45 minutes worth of video at that resolution so you may want to get additional batteries based on your usage. I see approximately 32GB per hour of footage.

I tested the camera at home under water and didn’t see any issues with leaking. I’ve taken it on trips to pools, beaches and snorkeling with no leaking. Make sure you read the warnings on sealing the camera before water use and you shouldn’t have problems. The TG-5 has two compartments to seal and potentially leak where the W300 has one. For some reason I had an issue with temporary fogging on the LCD screen when parasailing which cleared up after landing. Contacted Nikon support and told to send in for repair but ended up exchanging for a new unit since I was still under my return window.

Those “action” cameras are too tiny to handle and not worth the trouble. The size of this camera is a good compromise and comfortably attaches to my mountain bike with a standard mount although the novelty of watching bumpy rides wears off quickly. It’s not that the image stabilization is an issue, just that being there is much better than watching it on any screen which can be nauseating to some.

Here are some early unaltered samples from this camera.

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Had to decrease video resolution from 3840x2160 to 1920x1080 since amazon upload was destroying the quality.

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Either the new uploaded video didn't replace the original or the quality of amazon's re-encoding is still killing the actual video quality.

I bought the Nikon Camera to replace the same W300 that I got stolen in a holiday in Canada. To my surprise, the Wi-fi connection is not working with new phones, only the Bluetooth connection. I sent it to repair to Nikon Asia and they told me that the cost will be around 300 UD as there is no worldwide warranty. I did not go ahead with the fix and sent the camera to the US back to Amazon to get it to fix by the warranty. They said they fix it, send it back to me, and to my surprise the Camera wifi still damage and I cannot download the pictures with my phone. I have tried several phones and is the same issue... Only work the slow Bluetooth connection.

Very disappointed with Amazon Nikon seller.

I bought this camera as an upgrade to my many-years-old, similar waterproof/shockproof "skiing/snorkeling" camera (Panasonic DMC-TS5). I was expecting to see various improvements, particularly with the newer image sensor but this camera has proven to be a source of frustration over my old reliable Panasonic.

Over a week of skiing, I've found the Nikon to frequently have trouble obtaining focus (both in pictures and over the course of a short video), it doesn't do as good a job with auto-exposure or auto-white balance (even in the dedicated "snow" mode and in both sunny and overcast conditions) and worst of all, the battery exhausts itself early in the day, after very few pictures or video clips, presumably due to the cold (merely in the 20's F). All batteries suffer from exposure to cold, but I always keep my camera in my pocket and close to my body in such conditions and never had my old Panasonic declare its battery depleted part way through the day like this one did repeatedly.

I was excited about its stated 100 ft underwater depth rating and its 4K video and newer image sensor, but it's a failure at just handling a day out skiing in mildly cold weather. Unfortunately, it's become too late to return the camera via Amazon's return policy so I'm going to have to try to find somebody who's interested in this camera despite its shortcomings.

So far so good. I had the AW120 prior to this but that one suffered water damage. This one is working well so far and has all the modes from previous versions and more. It also comes with Snapbridge support so it can automatically transfer photos to your mobile device for easy sharing. It is built tough, takes good photos, and works well in the water. I would still recommend getting some insurance to replace the camera if water ever damages it.

The camera is great, but I dropped it from a distance of 2 feet onto a carpet, and the plastic piece holding the battery in place broke off.

This is a review of the Nikon Coolpix W300. I wanted a rugged camera that I can carry while fly-fishing, and it will do for that purpose as long as I keep my image-quality expectations low.
The photos attached are straight out of the camera. I have not applied any corrections, adjustments, or crops.
I'm disappointed. Images are not sharp and the colors don't seem properly balanced. Yellow and orange seem strong but greens and blues are weak.

Absolutely awful. I thought this was a quick relief from all the bilk associated with my true underwater camera plus housing etc. since it ostensibly was able to go 100 ft down. In perfectly clear Indian OCean blue water with sunny sikes, this camera still shot dark. The photos were fair to fair. Also despite checking the seal several times prior to a dive, the camera leaked. I had the fear it was my error, but I met a man from England on the save dive trip with the exact same camera. He had the exact same sealing issue. So advice, don't buy it and either just carry all your gear or not at all

i dont know whats worse the fact that the camera leaked after extreme caution and care were used in the short time I had it OR that Nikon support completely SUCKS. After maybe 10 dives with this camera early 11/19 the rear screen fogged on a dive at ~10ft descent and it began acting erratic so i left it off. The backstory here is i simply dont open the camera on or near water i freshwater rinse it after diving and download the pics over the wifi connection and wait till dry to swap batteries cards etc so i know it was not a sand issue or something on my part contributing to the leak.

After realizing it had leaked i initiated warranty repair with Nikon support who immediately blamed it on user error and would not repair the device with a $150 service fee plus return shipping after I had paid to ship it to them initially. I demanded a pressure test on the device which they had NOT done. Months later Nikon came back and indicated the camera passed the pressure test but provided no test results or paperwork supporting the claim and offered me 10% off and free shipping to repair. I asked for the paperwork on the test and received nothing and they just shipped me the camera back unrepaired yesterday 3/20.

dont get me wrong i love the shots from this camera but the quality and support are so poor i could never recommend it to anyone. After such poor treatment from Nikon on this issue on an expensive item I am making sure to let people know especially in the dive community to STAY AWAY

Look at the TG series or the new Sealife Micro out this summer

I've used many cameras of many brands and qualities. This is crap. I'd return it but it wss too late by the time I had a chance to fight with this thing. I bought it for my honeymoon and thought "I've used water cameras. I've used Nikons. It'll be fine." It wasn't.
Camera doesn't know how to SD card. The thing beeped like a bomb. But there's an app so it'll be fine. It wasn't.
Camera can't hold a charge. I changed it for over a day, bust it out. "BATTERY EXHAUSTED"
I tried charging again. Green light appears. It's charging. Turn it on and "BATTERY EXHAUSTED"
I'd give it less than 1 star for the battery because that's ridiculous. I've played with dozens of cameras and this was new. Never had a problem like this.
Look elsewhere.

LIKES:
This waterproof P&S conceals a host of really interesting features. Like its little brother the W100, its a rugged camera that defies water [just follow the instructions, and don't take the toaster into the tub, OK?]
• I can pull serious b&w images by desaturating the color menu, adjust exposures via the +/- thumb wheel. For the tech-weenies out there the RGB pixel pile in photoshop showed all heaps as exactly the same.
• Color can be as lush or modulated as you want, like when shooting people under tree canopies and that green is doing things to their faces etc.
• Native image size is 14x11 at 300dpi. The Bluetooth upload to your camera is a half-size jpg ready for IG, FB or whatever web destination.
DISLIKES:
• Zoom tends to interpolate pixels. Stick w native wide angle.
• The SnapBridge software is a bit clumsy on install, don't rush it. Directions are cryptic. It took me several tries.
• Camera only came with a neck strap. This is the only time I've ever used a wrist-strap, and I found mine attached to a junk camera in a thrift shop for $3.
MEH: The usual clutter of post-effects. I ignore them. If I want a glaze, I'll get a donut. Facial recognition? didn't use it.

So far, so good anyway. Takes very clear pictures and videos underwater in our swimming pool, and I've had no leakage problems at all. Then again, I haven't dropped it in sandy beach ocean water, I can see how that would mess it up big time. Be SURE to put an SD card in it as soon as you receive it. There's not much onboard storage, and the Nikon SnapBridge software that's supposed to be able to offload pictures DOES NOT WORK! I tried every instruction in the manual, over and over, and could not get the camera to pair with my Android phone and dump pictures. If you start right out using an SD card, there's no issue at all in offloading pictures and videos. Be sure to get at least a 64Mb SD card, videos use a lot of storage memory.

I bought it precisely because it is the sole camera of its type which claims to be depth proof to 30 meters. Took it out the box, followed instructions, 3 20-25 meter dives later it was dead. Beware. Its a turkey. Will be sending back for a refund. Lets see.

The camera is solid and online reviews seem pretty accurate. My complaint is that the image quality just doesn't compare to the iPhone 7 in my pocket. Naturally this seems completely pretentious. Please read on.

I was taking pictures with the W300 on a family vacation and noticed the images were grainy and just didn't look sharp. I was shooting out of the box and didn't mess with any "artistic" settings. I hated how it chose exposure based on my focus points (I did mess with different focus point styles) and I couldn't get the images to clear up no matter how I tried to expose the shot.

Long story short: Every shot I took was no where near as crisp as my phone camera. As an added bonus on a smart devise all you need to do is tap for a proper focus and exposure point.

The near $400 expense just isn't worth it for me. I already have a waterproof phone and if I need to dive deeper than a pool (which I do on occasion) a GoPro is significantly cheaper with significantly better image quality.

You would think that a camera company, producing a consumer grade camera would outperform a camera phone. The truth is, the W300 just doesn't compare. 3 stars because it's a solid unit but it is a camera after all and should at least produce good images...

I'm attaching an image as comparison. It was shot in bad lighting and I wasn't really trying to go for anything fancy. Just a shot of my kid fishing. I intentionally took a second shot with my iPhone after noticing the sharpness / ISO graininess issues. The image was edited at full resolution in Photoshop and exported at 72dpi.

PS: I'm not advising you swim with your iPhone. I'm just saying that in tests, it's fine for light weight water shots. Do so at your own risk.